Portland Webworks wins Stevie Award for VisitMaine.com

Portland Webworks, working on behalf of the Maine Office of Tourism, recently won a Stevie Award for Best Overall Web Design in the 2010 American Business Awards. In winning the Stevie, Portland Webworks beat out other finalists including CNN, WalMart and John Hancock Funds.

Stevie Awards were presented in over 40 categories including Best Overall Company of the Year, Executive of the Year, and Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year. More than 2,700 entries from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration. More than 200 executives across the country participated in the judging process to determine the Finalists and Stevie Award winners.

“Winning this award is further validation of the long term development strategy that we and the Maine Office of Tourism have pursued,” said Portland Webworks President, Justin Davis. “Over the past year we have have focussed a great deal on content development, as well as many useability enhancements that, added together, provide an even richer experience than before. I think this is what the judges have recognized with their award.”

Further details about The American Business Awards and the lists of honorees in all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/aba.

About Portland Webworks: Portland Webworks is web application and software development company, located in Portland, Maine, specializing in the use of open-source technologies at the enterprise level. Services cover the complete application development cycle, from inception through business analysis, scoping, project management, development and quality assurance.

About The Stevie Awards: Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Sponsors and partners of The 2010 American Business Awards include Infogroup, Netezza, CIGNA, Citrix Online, Epic Advertising, High Performance Technologies Inc., imagistic, John Hancock, LifeLock, Lionbridge, Optimum Lightpath, PetRays, RCN, and SoftPro.